The solution to the transport equation of galactic cosmic rays in the heliosphere is a continuing research problem. Galactic cosmic ray transport is influenced by four physical processes: outward convection due to a ...

The field of machine learning strives to develop algorithms that, through learning, lead to generalization; that is, the ability of a machine to perform a task that it was not explicitly trained for. Numerous approaches ...

The purpose of this study was to discover how three person teams use game templates (trivia, role-play, or scavenger hunt) to socially construct knowledge. The researcher designed an experimental Internet-based database ...

Caloric restriction (CR) increases lifespan and promotes both longevity and ‘healthy-aging.’ CR’s benefits are dependent in part on NAD-dependent deacetylases known as sirtuins. NAD levels increase with CR promoting ...

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Domestic violence is truly a complex issue in terms of defining it – no single definition can be found, in terms of understanding its causality ,some view it as a gender issue, others perceived it a socio-political ...

Despite the fact that women have made large strides in education and the workforce, they still do a significant amount of the traditional household labor. Past research shows that economic variables such as education, ...

The question that has long tantalized historians, observing the process of Mexico City’s transition from indigenous center to Spanish capital, was what became of the vast indigenous populations organized into “cities and ...

This dissertation analyzes the changing representations of gender and sexuality in American network crime dramas over the last thirty years. It also examines the growing Internet fan communities that have developed to ...

The muscle fiber is a structural unit of skeletal muscle in many organisms. Muscle fiber composition has been implicated in maintaining muscle longevity and controlling systemic energy homeostasis, however not much is known ...

Copy-number variants (CNVs) are a ubiquitous form of genetic variation. How often this form of variation arises and its adaptive significance are active areas of contemporary research. This work presents evidence regarding ...

Genes and environmental conditions interact in the development of cognitive capacities and each plays an important role in neuropsychiatric disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and schizophrenia. ...

Statistical flowgraphs model multistate semi-Markov processes and provide a way to perform inference for these processes. This methodology provides powerful results that significantly impact the study of multistate ...

Generalized Confidence Intervals (GCI) can be constructed for cases where an exact confidence interval based on sufficient statistics is not available. In this thesis, we first review three existing tests for log-normal ...

The immunogenicity of an antigen can be increased by displaying it in a highly dense, multivalent context, such as on the surface of a virus or virus-like particle (VLP). However, for many viruses, the ability to display ...

The immunogenicity of an antigen can be increased by displaying it in a highly dense, multivalent context, such as on the surface of a virus or virus-like particle (VLP). However, for many viruses, the ability to display ...

Alcohol dependence (AD) is a complex addictive disorder, affecting 5.4% of the general population during a lifetime (Kessler, 2005) and has a complex heterogenous phenotype, with behavioral, morphological, and genetic ...

Populations of invasive species are often characterized as genetically depauperate, an inherent consequence of the colonization process. It has also been suggested that species that are able to avoid these reductions in ...

Previous studies have suggested that the location of genes in genomes is not random; instead they may be organized in a way that is beneficial to cellular processes and the organism. While a few studies have investigated ...

This interdisciplinary research explores the water geochemistry, microbial heterogeneity, geochemical cycling, and paleohydrological longevity of a unique set of desert springs in north-central New Mexico. This series of ...